Burgin v. Universal Credit Co.

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, sought recovery for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon them by the defendants while forcibly and unlawfully attempting to repossess an automobile in the possession of the plaintiffs under a contract of conditional sale. Two causes of action are set out in the complaint; one for injuries to the husband, a second for injuries sustained by the wife. A jury’s verdict awarded the plaintiffs $6,560 for injuries sustained by the husband, as alleged in the first cause of action, and made no award of damages on account of injuries alleged to have…